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Verizon hikes DSL prices

April 18, 2006 Increases price of its lowest-tier DSL service 20 percent from $14.95 per month to $17.99 per month. TAGS: Verizon Communications, DSL, broadband, DSL service, cable company

Verizon jacks up broadband offering

April 5, 2005 Carrier has doubled the speed of its $30 DSL service and plans to add more communities to its fiber build in Massachusetts. TAGS: FTTH, Verizon Communications, Massachusetts, fiber, DSL service, DSL, community, broadband

Verizon testing 7mbps DSL

November 23, 2005 Verizon is giving some consumers a taste of higher-speed DSL service. TAGS: Verizon Communications, DSL service, BellSouth Corp., DSL, broadband

Verizon adds Windows Live services

August 29, 2006 New contract expands partnership to include Microsoft's Windows Live products for Verizon's DSL, Fios customers. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Live, Verizon Communications, MSN 8, portal, Verizon DSL, MSN, agreement, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., DSL, broadband, Microsoft Windows

Can DSL handle success?

February 6, 2006 Low-cost DSL services not only are popular, at least one provider is oversubscribed in some areas. TAGS: AT&T Corp., broadband, DSL, Verizon Communications, subscriber, success, pricing

NetZero launches broadband service

November 16, 2006 United Online's Internet service provider offers DSL broadband, which it'll deliver over the Verizon network. TAGS: United Online Inc., NetZero, EarthLink Inc., broadband, broadband service, Verizon Communications, service provider, subscriber, DSL, Internet Service Provider

AOL hanging up on dial-up customers?

February 28, 2006 Many see price hike for dial-up services as part of its metamorphosis into a broadband Web portal. TAGS: America Online Inc., Web portal, subscriber, broadband, Time Warner Inc., portal, high-speed Internet access, DSL, cable company, Internet access, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., U.S.

DNS could slow broadband service

August 17, 2006 Poor-performing DNS servers could bog down broadband service, even on superfast connections, Nominum says. TAGS: Nominum Inc., VeriTest, domain name, DNS, DNS server, broadband provider, broadband service, broadband, FTTH, Verizon Communications, service provider, server, DSL

Philadelphia reveals Wi-Fi plan

April 7, 2005 After a contentious fight with Verizon, Philadelphia releases a report outlining its ambitions for citywide wireless Internet access. TAGS: Philadelphia, city, resident, nonprofit organization, Verizon Communications, wireless Internet, fiber-optics, broadband, street, Comcast Corp., project, service provider, Wi-Fi, DSL, training, Internet Service Provider

AT&T brings new low to DSL prices

February 3, 2006 Telephone company cuts introductory pricing on its broadband service to $12.99 per month--with a catch, naturally. TAGS: price cut, AT&T Corp., broadband service, Verizon Communications, cable company, broadband, DSL, Time Warner Inc., Texas, pricing, TV

Yahoo, Verizon ink Web tie-in

January 17, 2005 The multiyear agreement is expected to package the Web portal into the phone company's broadband Internet services. TAGS: Verizon Communications, Web portal, Yahoo! Inc., DSL, SBC Communications Inc., portal, cable company, broadband, Time Warner Inc., Verizon DSL, agreement, broadband Internet, fiber, Internet service, MSN

Verizon, AT&T see strong subscriber growth

January 26, 2006 Gains in wireless and broadband services bolster the companies' earnings in the fourth quarter of 2005. TAGS: AT&T Corp., Vodafone Group Plc., Verizon Communications, stake, subscriber, DSL, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, broadband

Bells slash prices to lure broadband customers

August 24, 2005 Verizon's newly priced $14.95 service is aimed at mainstream, price-sensitive dial-up Internet customers. TAGS: Verizon Communications, broadband service, broadband, high-speed Internet access, Cablevision Systems Corp., DSL, SBC Communications Inc., pricing, cable company, Internet access, AT&T Corp.

Verizon to hike DSL price for month-to-month

March 11, 2005 The nation's largest phone company will increase no-strings DSL subscriptions by $3 to push customers toward one-year contracts. TAGS: Verizon Communications, BellSouth Corp., DSL, broadband, AT&T Corp.

DSL strikes a chord with frugal shoppers

June 16, 2006 Middle-income households and price-sensitive Internet users have been signing up for DSL service. TAGS: DSL service, DSL, household, Comcast Corp., subscriber, broadband, Time Warner Inc., Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., Internet access, cable modem, pricing, family, TV

NYC moves closer to broadband plan

December 22, 2005 New York City creates new independent committee to advise city council and mayor on promoting broadband. TAGS: New York City, broadband, committee, city, commission, legislation, broadband service, Verizon Communications, cable company, New York, DSL

Verizon, Alvarion sign wireless broadband deal

February 8, 2005 The carrier has bought equipment from Alvarion to make wireless broadband service available on a former military base. TAGS: Alvarion Ltd., wireless broadband, Verizon Communications, Sprint Nextel, specification, broadband, equipment, DSL

Covad, Verizon rework DSL deal

December 16, 2004 Anticipating regulatory changes, Covad struck an undisclosed deal to lease DSL lines from Verizon. TAGS: Covad Communications Group Inc., DSL, leasing, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, agreement, broadband Internet, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., broadband, Internet Service Provider

No price cuts for Verizon, BellSouth DSL customers

August 22, 2006 No break for DSL subscribers on their bills as a fee used to fund the Universal Service Fund is eliminated. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., DSL, DSL service, fee, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., bill, supplier, broadband

Comcast steals telecom DSL customers

April 27, 2006 The company says it added 437,000 new broadband customers to its roster in the first quarter of 2006, with about a third coming from DSL. TAGS: Comcast Corp., DSL, subscriber, broadband, cable company, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, pricing, telecommunications, TV, video
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